Salutes Bessie Smith Explained

Salutes Bessie Smith
Type:	Album
Artist:	Amina Claudine Myers
Cover:	Salutes Bessie Smith.jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	June 19 & 22, 1980
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:38
Label:	Leo
Producer:	Leo Feigin
Chronology:	Amina Claudine Myers
Prev Title:	Song for Mother E
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	The Circle of Time
Next Year:	1983

Salutes Bessie Smith is the second album by American pianist Amina Claudine Myers, recorded in 1980 for the Leo label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "Vocal perfection and landmark recording for this keyboardist and singer. Desert island music".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Amina Claudine Myers except as indicated

1. "Wasted Life Blues" (Bessie Smith) - 6:58
2. "Dirty No-Gooder's Blues" (Smith) - 4:13
3. "Jailhouse Blues" (Smith) - 6:43
4. "It Makes My Love Come Down" (Smith) - 3:50
5. "The Blues [Straight to You]" - 7:10
6. "African Blues" - 14:44

• Recorded at Big Apple Recording Studios in New York City on June 19 & 22, 1980

Personnel

• Amina Claudine Myers - piano, organ, voice
• Cecil McBee - bass
• Jimmy Lovelace - drums, bells

Notes and References

1. Nastos, M. G. AllMusic Review accessed May 31, 2011